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Lingering showers depart Tuesday, warmer already again

Mild with additional shower chances for October’s final days

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Forecast temperature anomalies (departure from normal) Tuesday afternoon
NOAA via WeatherBell Analytics

Lingering shower activity will diminish Tuesday morning with temperatures already warming back up into the 60s south. October’s final days will be mild with additional rain chances.

Lingering showers depart Tuesday, warmer already again

We have some lingering showers Tuesday morning that will be lifting north. Northeast Minnesota will likely continue to see scattered showers into the afternoon. We could see some afternoon sun break out, especially in southwest Minnesota.

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Forecast precipitation 5 a.m. through 7 p.m. Tuesday
NOAA via Pivotal Weather

Afternoon highs will be back above normal, in the 60s for southern Minnesota with 40s and 50s north primarily. Those readings are back 10 to 15 degrees above normal in southern Minnesota.

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Forecast highs Tuesday
National Weather Service

Wednesday will be even warmer. Low 70s could pop into southern Minnesota in the afternoon hours. Clouds will be back on the increase again after a little sunshine to start the day.

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Forecast highs Wednesday
National Weather Service

The next upper level disturbance will touch off the next round of scattered showers and, possibly, even a few thunderstorms late Wednesday afternoon and evening into Wednesday night.

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Forecast precipitation 7 a.m. Wednesday through 7 a.m. Thursday
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts via pivotal weather

The remainder of the week is mild. Southern Minnesota will continue to see highs of 60-degrees or warmer right through the weekend with 50s and 40s mainly north.

We could also see another chance of showers over the weekend but forecast models are murky on that front yet.